Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2024

by Lawrence Booth (Editor)

Overview

*Standard hardback edition*

The most famous sports book in the world, Wisden Cricketers' Almanack has been published every year since 1864.

Highlights from this year's edition include Gideon Haigh on the men's Ashes, former England captain Mike Brearley on the captaincy of Ben Stokes, Jonathan Liew on the departure of Stuart Broad, Michael Collins on English cricket's equity problem, as well as articles by Ebony Rainford-Brent, Emma John, Harry Pearson, Sir Hilary Beckles and many more of the world's best sportswriters.

As usual, Wisden includes the thought-provoking Notes by the Editor, the famous Cricketers of the Year awards, and the authoritative obituaries. And, as ever, there are reports and scorecards for every Test, together with forthright opinion, compelling features and comprehensive records.

"There can't really be any doubt about the cricket book of the year, any year: it's obviously Wisden." Andrew Baker in The Daily Telegraph

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Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781399411851
Publisher:	Bloomsbury USA
Publication date:	06/18/2024
Edition description:	161st ed.
Pages:	1552
Product dimensions:	4.50(w) x 6.65(h) x 2.05(d)

About the Author

This is Lawrence Booth's thirteenth year as Editor of Wisden. He is one of the most respected and well liked authorities in the modern game. @BoothCricket

Table of Contents

Part One – Comment

Including: Wisden Honours, Notes by the Editor, Five Cricketers of the Year, Wisden Trophy, Wisden Writing Competition, Photograph of the Year

Part Two – The Wisden Review

Including: Books, Media, Retirements, Laws of the game, Environment, Obituaries

Part Three – English International Cricket

Including: The team, the players, reviews, match reports (Tests, T20s, etc)

Part Four – English Domestic Cricket

Including: LV=County Championship, One-Day Competitions

Part Five – Overseas Cricket

Including: country reviews, Cricket Round the World

Part Six – Overseas Franchise Cricket

Including: KFC Men's Big Bash League, Tata Indian Premier League

Part Seven – Women's Cricket

Including: review, international series, Women's Hundred

Part Eight – Records and Registers

Including births and deaths

Part Nine – The Almanack

Including: official bodies, umpires and referees, anniversaries, honours and awards, trade directory, index of unusual occurrences

Editorial Reviews

It is a book of three parts: comment; record; and delightful minutiae, which always brings the most cheer.” —Mike Atherton, The Times

“The publication of Wisden is cricket's equivalent of the state opening of Parliament. It's another great edition.” —Oborne and Heller on Cricket podcast

“The pages are stacked full of information, quirks and great analysis of the game, as well as being a wonderful record.” —Alison Mitchell, BBC World Service Stumped

“The big yellow book. The important one. The one aliens will be reading in hundreds of years' time when we as a species have wiped ourselves out and they've come down to work out how cricket worked.” —The Final Word podcast

From the Publisher